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MANILA, Philippines – The Malacañang is asking the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to investigate the incident in West Philippine Sea wherein the Chinese coast guard used water cannons to expel Filipino fishermen from said area. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – Several oil companies in the country increased the price of petroleum products with more companies following suit. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Navy hosted a friendly soccer game with 200 children from Mindanao attending. Called “Football for Peace”, said event aims to spread the message of peace and hope to the children of Mindanao. (Eagle News Service, Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos with a report from Onin Miranda)
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Postal Corporation (PhlPost) announced that the “Pacquiao-Mayweather Fight of the Century” postage stamps are now available for ten pesos each. PhlPost issued half a million copies of said postage stamps. In addition, PhlPost also issued 30,000 souvenir sheets worth forty pesos each. Said postage stamps and souvenir sheets are available in the main office of PhlPost as well as their local branches all over the Philippines. (Eagle News Service Jay […]
MANILA, Philippines – MANILA, Philippines – The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) aimed to increase the awareness of Filipinos regarding the culture of the neighboring Southeast Asian Nations through an exhibit of national costumes of the member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). NCCA aimed to increase the awareness of Filipinos regarding the culture of the neighboring South East Asian Nations through an exhibit of national costumes of the member-states […]
MANILA, Philippines – Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Leila De Lima said that it is not an option for the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to not surrender its members that were involved in the Mamasapano incident, adding that the said group is still under the Philippine laws. She further said that she is confident that the MILF will surrender its members in the name of peace. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, […]
PASIG City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Armin Luistro is confident that the implementation of the K-to-12 program will push through despite several petitions for the suspension of said program. He added that the government has prepared for the K-to-12 program, with the construction of new classrooms and school buildings. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) asked the public to take care of the environment. Said announcement was made in advance of the national celebration for Earth Day on April 22. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Thousands of cyclists joined the campaign for clean air and alternative modes of transportation in celebration of Earth Day. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Union of Filipino Consumers and Commuters warns against possible coin shortage as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas announced that it will procure new coins using multiply technology. According to the group’s research, coins made using the multiply technology have durability issues. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) recorded higher revenue for the first quarter of 2015. According to Customs Commissioner John Sevilla, the Bureau collected 6.6% more compared to the same period last year, which is worth 92.2 billion pesos. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, April 20 (Eagle News) — The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is pushing for the successful implementation of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) which had earlier been signed by representatives of the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). This was conveyed on Monday by OIC Secretary General Iyad Ameen Madani as he continued his five-day visit to the Philippines to push forward the peace agreement and the autonomous […]
